or the fun time I once had at Glasgow, having caught the first Shuttle of the day from Heathrow. It was the first flight of type of plane new to BA. Glasgow didn't have the appropriate key to the baggage hold. We had to wait until the next-but-one flight brought a key. (The next one was already in the air).
They can do the search they carry out on a coach in about two minutes, including the test for explosive residue on the swabs, and it no longer responds to playing cards or their residue.
IME, the 'search' is more about talking to the people in the car as actually looking at the car. There is a list I have seen of a dozen* indicators to look for when checking for suicide bombers.
'Spose I'm being insufficiently cynical. Again.
And according to a recent news item, there was some kind of a surveillance flap involving the investigation of the *family* of that Brazillian electrician who was legally murdered, when the family started to kick up a stink.
You might wondwer if they felt compelled to somehow find _something_ if they had totally dismantled someone's car and left it in little pieces.
Presumably they'd have to remantle it before handing back. Like in the French Connection.
Customs and Excise don't have to. Especially if you annoy them, they've been known to do a complete stripdown search and when they find nothing, say words to the effect of "Okay, off you go"
Ah "Any body know of any terrorist attacks coming up?"
:)
Wouldn't bet on it. The FBI used to dismantle small planes looking for drugs, and leave the pieces on the tarmac. Caused some anger.
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